Hosiery-dyeing machine



H. M. DUDLEY. HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

H. M. DUDLEY.

HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IIILY 19,1918.

1,330,246. .Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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HOSIERY DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY I9. Isla.

1,330,246. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY I9. |918.

1 ,330,246. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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HOWARD '.lVL.l DUDLEY, OF HLADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOSERY-DYENG MACHINE.

fo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L-H'owann M. DUDLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in y Hosiery-Dyeing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to dyeing machines and refers particularly to machines suitable for the dyeing of hosiery..

The successful vdyeing of hosieryA and similar fabric forms is difficult on account of the fact that the fabric masses are not uniform, and hence the dyeV liquor cannot Vbe passed evenly and uniformly through all portions thereof. For this reason it is advisable to keep the hosiery in a more or less loose condition within the dyeing liquid.

The generally employed method of simlply passing the hosiery through the dyeing liquid is not successful because this motion does not bring all parts of the fabric into uniform contact with the dyeing liquid, and hence the fabric is liable to bev dyed unevenly.

I have overcome this-difficulty by passing the dyeing liquid through the fabric in reverse directions, while the fabric is being moved in the liquid, means being .employed for the even and equal distribution of the liquid. By this means every portion of the fabric is subjected to uniform treatment by the dyeing liquid and the results are therefore even andV uniform.

In the drawings accompanying this application, and forming a part thereof, similar parts are designated by similar numerals. l

Figure 1 is a broken vertical cross-section of one form of my device.

Fig. 2 is a section through the line Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. f

Fig. 4 isa broken vertical section showing the construction of the foraininous cover with its open position indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a top development of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the testingv of Fig. 6.

Ving 54 forms a Y Specification of Letters Patent. `Pajel1ted Fiel). 10,V 1920. f Application led July 19, 1918. Serial 110.245,63?.

The' particular form of my device, as i illustrated, comprises a receptacle formed by the sides 10 and 11, the ends 12a-nd 13, the hinged top 14 and the bottom 15.v

An `annular member 16 is supportediby the arms 17, 17, extending yinwardly from the end 12. Annular members p18, 19 fixed-ly attached to the member 16 'carry ball runways for the balls 20, 20. V

An annular member 21 is supported by the arms 22, 22 extending inwardly from the end 13. Annular members 23 and 24, fixedly ,attachedl to the member ,'21, carry run-ways for the balls 25, 25. h lNithin the receptacle is a revoluble dyeing device comprising a series of parallel spaced bars 26, 26 supportedat their 'ends by the end members 27 and 28. The end member 28 carries the extended i pointed cylindrical member 29 and the oppositely extended pointed cylindrical vmember 30. The end member 27 carries the hollow conical member 31 which is extended into the hollow cylindrical member 32, the extended portion 33 of which forms a bushing with the' member 34 and the packing' 35, revoluble around the pipe 36, carrying the valve 37, connected to a source of liquid supply. rlhepipe 36 is connectedwith the pipe 38, carrying thel valve39, connected with a source of air supply. The end member 27 carries a series of arms 40,40 which'are integral with the annular members 41 and `42 whichare fixedly attached tothe annular members 43 and 44 respectively, having run-ways for the balls 20, 20.

' l/Vithin the space between the member 29 and the series of blades 26,26, is a series of concentric tubular' members 45, 45, the inner ends 46, 46 of which extend outwardly to the'blades 26,26, thus forming a series of passages 48, 48 connecting the chamber 47 with the'entire length of blades 26, 26 and the space between them. p

A. hollow conical'member 50, forming a chamber 51, `with the member 30, is extended into the hollow cylindrical member 52, which with the member 53 yand the packstuing' box, 'revoluble around the pipe 55. lThe pipe 55, carrying the valve 56, is connected to a` source of liquid supply and is connected with the pipe 57, carrying the valve 58, connected to a sourcev of air supply. The member 50 is connected vto the member 30 by. means ofthe bars 5 9,

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Y the balls 25, 25.

VExtended outwardly from the blades 26, 26 is a series of foraminous walls 66, 66, eX- tendedv from the end 27 to the end 28 and 'iXedly attached thereto. 1 "Y Adjacent to the outer edge of each .fo- Vraminous wall 66, is a rod 70 extending through the ends 27 and 28. Revoluble upon each rod 7 O is a series of spaced sleeves 71, 71, to Vwhich is attached a series of parallel spaced rods 72, 72. The other -end of each lrod 72has a recess 73 capable of lacement over a rod 70. The rods 72, 12 of each series are connected together by the connecting vrod 74. Each of the exterior members of the series ofvrods 72, 72 carries aslidableplate 7 5, having openings 76 and 77 through which the screw bolts 7S and 79 pass and thread within the bar 72. Each plate 75 has a recessed end 80, so arranged that when the plate 75 is pushed forward the end 80 will engage with the rod 70, and

when the plate 75 is fixed in a non-slidable position by means of the bolts 78 and.79, the series of rods 7 2, 72 will be locked to the rod 70. A handle 81 facilitates the movement of the plate 75.

lBy the above construction, a series of dyeing chambers are formed by the blades 26, 26, two foraminous walls 66, 66, the ends 27 and 28 and the series of rods 72, 72.

An imperforate wall 90, formed of two parts hinged at 91 and capable of heilig fiXy edl-y closed by means of a series of screw bolts 92, ts tightly within the flange 93 of the member 27 and the flange 94V of the member 50, forming a tight joint therewith, packing 95 being' introduced if necessary. Attached to the inner face of the wall 90 is a series of baille plates 96, 96.

,Two cogged wheels 97 and 98, fiXedly attached to the shaft 99,mesh with the cogged erteriors 100 and 101, of the members 41 and 62 respectively. The shaft 99 is connected to a source of revoluble power.

A drain ,pipe 104 carries the valve 105.

A pipe 1572, carrying the valve 153, connects the pipe 36 with the supply tank and a pipe 154, carrying the valve 155, connects the pipe 55 withthe supply tank.

a. Abutting upon the end 27 is a testing devicevcontainer composed of the sides 107, 108. 109 andthe bottom 31. Removably carriedby lthe testing device container is the testing Ydevicecomprised of the side members 110,111, 1 12 and 113. Within these four side members is an abutment 114 upon which rests `the foraminous plate 115 composed,of a series o f parallel spaced blades 116, 116.` A removable Wall 117 rests upon chambers is uppermost.

the foraminous plate 115 and supports the foraminous plate 118 which is composed of series of parallel spaced bars 119,v 119. Capable of abutment upon the'plate 118 is a top 120 carrying a series of Vbaflle plates 121, 121. *Y

:The cover 122 is capable of abutmentV upon the to'p 120'and can be fiXedly attachedV to the side members 110,111, 112 and 113 by means of the screw bolts 123, 123. FiXedly attached to the cover 122 is the bracket 124 carryingv the'shaft 125, upon which the arm 126 is pivotally carried. Pivotally attached to the arm 126 is the pin 127 slidable within the bearing` The pin 127 Vcarries a fiXedly attached collar 129, a spiral spring 130 abiltting upon the collar 129 and the bearing 123. The exterior-end lof Athe pin 127 is capable of insertion into and removal Y from the opening 131 in the side member 108. A The arm 126 carries an opening' 132 at itsupper end in order that a hook 133 may beinserted for lifting the device. A series of'nested cones 134, 134 are fixed-,ly attached to the foraminous plate 115. An opening ,135' connects the chamber 136 and the larger device with rthe chamber 137 vof the testing device. An opening 138 connects .the chamber 139 with the lower portion of Vthe testing device. o

The operation of the testing device is as follows: the testing devicev being removed from the testing device container The foraminous plate 114, the member 117, the foraminous plate 118 and the top 120V are introduced, the fabric being introduced between the two plates 115 and 118, the cover'122 is then placed upon the device and iXedly attached thereto by means of the screw bolts 123, 123. The hook 133 is then inserted into the opening 132 of the arm126 and the weight of the testing device will thus draw the bolt 127 inwardly. The testing device, while in this condition, is lowered into the testing device container, and when in place, the removal of the weight of the testing device from the hook 133 will allow the bolt 127 to pass into the opening 131 and member V108, thus locking the testing device in position.

The operation ofthe device is ras fol lows y f v rlhe top 14 is opened and the revoluble member revolved until one of thev dyeing The'hingedr series of rods 72, 72 is then revolved into the opened position, the hosiery introduced into the chamber and the rods 72, 72 closed and klocked by means of the bolts 75, 75. This operation is conducted with each oneof the dyeing chambers. Thel imperforatevfcover 90 is then introduced into place and clamped by means of the screw bolts 92, 92 forming a tight `ioint with the flanges 93 and 94.4 The top 14 is then closed and clamped in a with the exception of valves 37 and 155 and dye liquor is forced through the pipe 36 while the revoluble. reel carrying the dye" ing chambers is revolved by'means of thc cogged wheels 97 and 93. yThe. dye liquor then passes through the pipe 36, the conica1 member'31 and the passages d3, ei8 formed by the nested conical men'ibers l5, l5, the

liquid passing outwardly between the paral lel blades :26, 26 into the tyeing chambers containing the fabric, and thence outwardly through the spaced bars 72, 72 into Ythe chamber 136. and thence through the chamber 51, the pipe 55 and the pipe 154i. f

`Vlhen a reverse How of the liquid is desired, valves 37 and 155 are closed and valves 56 and 153 are opened. rlhe dye liquid then passes through pipe 55, chamber 51, is disf tributed bythe baiiie plates 96, 96 in chamber 136, passes inwardly between the rods 72, 72 into the dyeing chambers containing the fabric and thence between the spaced bars 26, 26 through the member 31 and the pipes 36 and 152 into the supply chamber. The liquid is thus given a continuous flow in reverse directions through the revoluble member carrying the dyeing chambers.

During the tirst described process of theA How of liquid, it Valso passes through the opening 138, through the testing device and the opening 135 into the chamber 136': whereas during the second described flow of the liquid, it passes through the chamber 136. through the opening 135, through the testing device and thence through the opening 138 into the chamber of the member 31.

When it is desired to pass air through the dyeing chambers, the air is passed through the pipes 38 or 57 respectively, the valves 37 and 56 being closed, and hence air passes in the direction of the flow of liquid as described above.

It will thus be`seen that when the-liquid passes inwardly through the pipe 36, it is distributed evenly and with equal pressure over the series of bars 26, 26 and into the dyeing chambersV by means of the nestedmem bers 45, 45; and while it passes through the member 50, it is distributed evenlv and with equal pressure over the series of blade. 72, 72 and into the dyeing chambers by means of the battle plates 96, 96, thus producing; in both cases an even and equal flow through all of the dyeing chambers while the fabric is being moved therein by the revolution of the device.

I do not limit myself to the size, number` shape or arrangement of parts as described and shown. allv of which may be varied with out going beyond the scope of my invention as described and claimed.

What I claim is 1. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a series of dyeing chambers having imperforate endsand foraminous sides revoluble around a common axis, means for revolving the chambers, means for passinga liquid in reverse directions through the chambers during their revolution and means within the n liquidv passage wherebyjthe liquidv is impinged evenly upon'the foraminous sides-of the chambers.

forate ends and foraminous,sidesrrevoluble around a common axis, means for-revolving the chambers, means for passing a liquid in reverse directions through the chambers dur-v ing their revolution, means within-the liquid o liquid supply andfmeans forpassing a liquidl through the dyeing chambers in reverse directions during the revolution.

l. In a dyeing machine, in combination,

a series of dyeing chambers having imper-vv forate ends and foraminous sides revoluble around a common aXis of revolution, means forl revolving the chambers, a series of hollow nested members connecting the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with asource of liquid supply, means connecting the eX- terior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, a series' of battle plates exterior of the dyeingchambers within the liquid passage and means for passing a liquid through the dyeing chambers in reverse directions during their revolution.

5. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a seriesof dyeing 'chambers having imperforate ends and foraminous sides revoluble around a common aXis of revolution, means for revolving the chambers, a. series of hollow nested members connecting the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, means connecting the eX- terior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, means for continuously passing a liquid in reverse directions through the dyeing chambers during their revolution and means for continuouslvpassing air in reverse directions through the dyeing chambers during their revolution.

, 6. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a series of dyeing chambers having imperforate ends and foraminoussides revoluble around a common axis of revolution, means 2.1111 a vdyeing' machine, in combination, a series of dyeing chambers having 1mper-- for revolving the chambers, a series of hollow nested members connecting the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, means connecting the exterior sides of the dyeing clianibersavith a source of liquid supply, a eiies of baille plates exterior of thedyeing chambers within the liquid passage, means for continuously passing a liquid in reverse directions through the dyeing chambers during their revolution and means for continuously passing air in reverse directions through the dyeing chainliers during their revolution.

7. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a series of dyeing chambers having imperfoiate ends and foi'aininous sides revoluble around a common axis oi' revolution, means for revolving the chambers, 'a removable imperforate top for each chamber, a series of hollow nested members connecting the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with a ysource of liquid supply means connecting the exterior sides ofthe dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply and means forpassing aliquidtlirough the dyeing chambers in reverse directions during their revolution.`

8. In a dyeing machine, in' combination, a series of dyeing chambers having imperorate ends and foraniinous sides revoluble around acommon axis of revolution, means for revolving the chambers, a removable imperforate topl for each chamber, a series of hollow nested members connecting the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, means connecting.

the interior sides of the dyeing chambers with a source of liquid supply, a series of baffle plates exterior of the dyeing chambersy soV 

